Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Streusel
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4.7
Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Streusel
Description
The recipe starts by heating pumpkin puree with warm spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice, infusing the batter with deep autumn aromas. Sweeteners including granulated and brown sugar are mixed in alongside cream cheese for richness. Eggs and milk blend into the cooled mixture, then flour with baking soda and powder are gently folded in to create a soft batter. Baking in a greased loaf pan produces a moist bread with a tender crumb.
A cinnamon sugar streusel made with brown sugar, flour, butter, ground cinnamon, and salt is added partway through baking, offering a sweet and slightly crispy topping. This bread suits breakfast, snack times, or dessert, especially when paired with butter or cream cheese spread.
The notes suggest halving the streusel for a lighter topping and optionally folding in chopped walnuts for added texture and flavor. The recipe uses about half a can of pumpkin puree and can be doubled if desired to make extra loaves or freeze for later. Baking time and oven temperature are set for a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
Ingredients
PUMPKIN BREAD
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 grams)
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 TBSP avocado oil (coconut oil works too)
- 1 cup pumpkin puree 226 grams or 8 oz, unsweetened, canned
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- ½ cup light brown sugar 100 grams, packed
- 2 oz cream cheese cut into 6 pieces
- 2 egg large
- ⅛ cup milk
STREUSEL TOPPING
- 5 TBSP light brown sugar packed
- 1 TBSP all-purpose flour
- 1 TBSP butter slightly softened if possible, unsalted
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp salt
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to the center position and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. For best results, measure flour by weight or use the spoon and sweep method for your flour.
- Heat a medium-large pot to medium heat (my dial was at 6) and add your oil.
- One heated, add your pumpkin, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice blend. Cook, stirring often, for approx. 6 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat and add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cream cheese. Stir and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then use a metal whisk to whisk well until ingredients are completely incorporated.
- In a small bowl whisk together milk and eggs, then add to the pumpkin.
- Gently fold in flour mixture until combined (some small lumps are totally okay) and pour into prepared loaf pan.
- For a 9 x 5 loaf pan: Bake for 30-35 minutes, adding streusel topping and rotating the pan at the 15 minute mark. Simply set a timer and you're good to go!
- Using an 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan instead? Increase bake time to 45-55 minutes. Add stresuel at 35/40 minute mark.
- To make the streusel, use fingers to mix all ingredients together in a bowl until texture resembles crumbly wet sand.
- At the 30 minute mark, test with a butter knife for doneness. A knife inserted into center of the loaf will come out clean when the bread is cooked through. Allow to cool in pan for 20 minutes, then remove bread and let it finish cooling on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Notes
- For a lighter topping, reduce the streusel recipe by half.
- Adding 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts after mixing adds texture and flavor.
- This recipe uses about half a can of pumpkin puree; doubling the ingredients enables making two loaves for freezing or gifting.
- Use weight measurements for flour when possible for consistent results.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 181 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 181kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 180mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 124mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 3315IU | 66% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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